UTI 5, 3455 (P141473)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | UTI 5, 3455 |
|---|---|
| ID | P141473 |
| Museum no. | Ist Um 3455 |
| Collection | Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) |
| Coordinates | 31.6669, 45.8861 |
English translation
By Englund, Robert K. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | 1 male laborer for 4 workdays, |
| obverse 2 | from Umma-harbor |
| obverse 3 | to Irisagrig |
| obverse 4 | barge punted, |
| obverse 5 | for 1 workday barley in the barge loaded, |
| obverse 6 | from Irisagrig |
| obverse 7 | two workdays to reservoir of |
| obverse 8 | Vineyard barge floated, |
| obverse 9 | for 8 workdays from Uriru-village |
| obverse 10 | to reservoir of Amar-Suenītum canal barley carried, |
| obverse 11 | from reservoir of Amar-Suenītum canal |
| reverse 1 | for 2 workdays to Irisagrig barge punted and |
| reverse 2 | transfer done; |
| reverse 3 | for 2 workdays from Irisagrig to mouth of Damimama barge punted, |
| reverse 4 | for 2 workdays to Umma barge floated, |
| reverse 5 | for 1 workday barge unloaded; |
| reverse 6 | for 1 workday barley transferred; |
| reverse 7 | foreman: Ipae, |
| reverse 8 | under seal of Adumu; |
| reverse 9 | month: “Dumuzi.” |
| reverse 10 | year: “The boat of Enki was caulked.” |
| seal 1 1 | Ur-Suen, |
| seal 1 2 | scribe, |
| seal 1 3 | son of Ur-gigir, |
| seal 1 4 | official (seal). |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) gurusz u4 4(disz)-sze3 | |
| 2 | kar umma{ki}-ta | |
| 3 | iri-sa12-rigx(|PA.MUNUS.HUB2.DU|){ki}-sze3 | |
| 4 | ma2 gid2-da | |
| 5 | u4 1(disz)-sze3 sze ma2-a si-ga | |
| 6 | iri-sa12-rigx(|PA.MUNUS.HUB2.DU|)?{ki}-ta | |
| 7 | u4 2(disz)-sze3 kun-zi-da | |
| 8 | {gesz}kiri6 gesztin-sze3 ma2 diri-ga | |
| 9 | u4 8(disz)-sze3 e2-duru5 uri3-ru2-a-ta | |
| 10 | kun-zi-da i7 {d}amar-{d}suen-ni-tum-sze3 sze ga6-ga2 | |
| 11 | kun-zi-da [i7] {d}amar-{d}suen-ni-tum-ma-ta | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u4 2(disz)-sze3 iri-sa12-rigx(|PA.MUNUS.HUB2.DU|)?{ki}-sze3 ma2 gid2-da u3 | |
| 2 | ma2 bala ak | |
| 3 | u4 2(disz)-sze3 iri-sa12-rigx(|PA.MUNUS.HUB2.DU|){ki}-ta ka da-mi-ma-ma-sze3 ma2 gid2-da | |
| 4 | u4 2(disz)-sze3 umma[{ki}-sze3] ma2 diri-ga | |
| 5 | u4 1(disz)-sze3 ma2 ba-al-la | |
| 6 | u4 1(disz)-sze3 sze bala-[a] | |
| 7 | ugula i7-pa-e3 | |
| 8 | kiszib3 a-du-mu | |
| 9 | iti {d}dumu-zi | |
| 10 | mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8 | |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | ur-{d}suen | |
| 2 | dub-sar | |
| 3 | dumu ur-{gesz}[gigir] | |
| 4 | sza3-[tam] | |
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